Chapter 429
Beforehand, Shen Hao never thought that things would come to this point.
Originally, he wanted to rely on torture methods to quickly expand the results of the battle, but now it seems that he took it for granted. This is a mistake, even a serious mistake.
Fortunately, there is no unparalleled road, and Wang Jian's unintentional discovery gave a new idea to the case that should have been deadlocked.
"Immediately search the Zhou family in Xin Liangcheng on the grounds of "colluding with foreign enemies with the intention of misconduct". Remember to act quickly and don't let go of any clues about Xu Hong. Whoever dares to stop him will be punished as the same crime. I want to see the results before you today! At the same time, according to the The normal procedure is to send a copper bar to the Imperial City Yamen, in the name of the Black Flag Camp in Fengri City, to say that the Xu family is involved in an important case, and hope that the local Yamen will assist in monitoring the Xu family, and at the same time restrict the Xu family from leaving the imperial city."
"Ah? Here, you are going to ventilate the imperial city yamen?" Wang Jian was puzzled.
"Well. The Xu family is not an ordinary family. Xu Hong is the left servant of the military department. He has made great military achievements. He is also the most trusted and respected confidant and favorite general of General Yang Yansi of the Zhu Kingdom. His status is respected. We, Xuan Qingwei alone, cannot hold it down. So we need to find some help."
"You mean that the local yamen of the imperial city will help us?"
"Ninety percent sure. The army is the thorn in the eyes of the civil servants, and the two sides are like two ends of a seesaw. Whoever rises, the other side will fall. Now that the army peak is rising in the south, the status of the army will definitely be raised. , the civil servant group will be suppressed. If it were you, would you sit still and wait for death?
I heard that the civil servants headed by the left prime minister are actively advising His Majesty to subdue the barbarians in a gentle way, rather than relying on wars that cost people and money to solve the problem. Hehe, let's not talk about whether these civil servants are immature or not, just based on their behavior, don't you think they will play some tricks of "putting the overall situation first"? Let's take the initiative to send them a good excuse. If it were you, would you use it for special purposes? "
Wang Jian swallowed, he didn't dare to say a word, but he really thought so in his heart: Mr. Shen really has a bad stomach!
"But my lord, there is no way to take Xu Hong down? He is the left servant of the Ministry of War, and his relationship with the Zhou family is already far away. It is almost impossible to be implicated too much."
Shen Hao shook his head and said: "Everything is afraid of the word "true". This is called making a fuss. Of course, these are not the methods that Xuan Qingwei is good at, but those civil servants are very good at it. They just go to make trouble, our side What we want is to ensure that even if Xu Hong returns from the hunting ground, he will not be able to intervene in our case.
In addition, as long as you can find things like letters between Zhou Qing and Xu Hong in the Zhou family in Xin Liangcheng, there will be more articles to do. In addition to Xu Hong's identity and Zhou Qing's identity, it is not too much to suspect an "accomplice" Bar? In the future, we will have more room for manipulation.
It is not impossible to even ask those ten tough bones in reverse. "
Hearing this, Wang Jian didn't think about it any more. After he got the order in a hurry, he went to implement Shen Hao's plan, especially the search of Zhou's family in Xin Liangcheng had to be done quickly.
As for the manpower, Wang Jian chose to transfer the remaining two small flag establishments from the Black Banner Camp in Licheng, and it would be enough to transfer them to the local Xuanqing Guard in Xinliangcheng.
Of course, in order to avoid uncertain factors, the local Xuan Qingwei in Xinliang City was only responsible for controlling the people of the Zhou family, and the specific searches and collections were carried out by the people brought by Wang Jian himself.
Before he went, Wang Jian knew that he would not return empty-handed this time, because anyway, it is impossible not to hug Xu Hong's thick thighs at home, and Zhou Qing is said to be the current pillar of the Zhou family, and he is in the army. , It is absolutely inevitable to contact the relatives above. The letter is the proof of communication. Even after the thousand miles of notes are used up, they will be saved.
What I'm looking for isn't any secrets, as long as there are daily correspondence.
Of course, if there is an unexpected harvest, it will naturally be an absolute surprise.
Naturally, Shen Hao's actions would not be done on his own, with such a wide range of subjects and such complicated situations, he would not be able to act arbitrarily according to circumstances and reason, and needed to keep in constant communication with Jiang Cheng. Which methods cannot be used, which methods can be used quietly, and even the direction of case investigation should be communicated with Jiang Cheng.
Fortunately, Jiang Cheng did not immediately question Shen Hao's ability or change his attitude because of the troubles in the investigation. On the contrary, Jiang Cheng gave Shen Hao the utmost support as always, and firmly believed in Shen Hao's judgment. For example, this time Shen Hao planned to use the civil servant group to force Xu Hong, Jiang Cheng felt that it was wrong in his heart, but he did not veto Shen Hao's idea, but asked Shen Hao to pay attention to propriety and give it a try.
"This student under your sect is much more courageous than you. And have you noticed that there is no so-called faction in his mind, and he is not confined to Xuan Qingwei, nor is he just focusing on the case itself. Rather, it is very broad, focusing on the overall situation from the highest place he can stand at present.
Even though he was highly regarded before, it seems that he is still underestimated now. Hehe, he is indeed an extremely rare talent! "
Shen Hao still didn't dare to be arbitrary, Jiang Cheng also needed to communicate with the commander Pang Ban all the time, and even Pang Ban had to keep in touch with the emperor. The case is too big, as the saying goes, "piercing the sky".
Unlike Jiang Cheng's nervousness, the case didn't proceed smoothly, so it seemed that he had to find another way, which was somewhat miscalculated, but Pang Ban was still calm, as if he had expected this situation a long time ago.
"My lord, Shen Hao is indeed a talent, but this time he is also a little careless. The investigation has gone far from the previous plan. Please also, my lord."
Pang Ban stood up from the chair and interrupted Jiang Cheng's request for punishment with a wave of his hand, and said with a smile: "How much do you look down on Yang Yansi? You think that the case can be settled smoothly from the beginning? You really think Yang Yansi is a vegetarian Or is it made of mud?
It's normal to have difficulties. Moreover, Xuan Qingwei always likes to brutally use torture to knock open the mouths of criminals, so this time he can improve his memory when encountering hard stubble. I'm sure that the gap created by the other party is definitely more than the ten hard bones, and there must be more behind. "
Unexpectedly, Pang Ban mentioned the name "Yang Yansi" directly, and Jiang Cheng couldn't help asking: "Master, do you think Yang Yansi is really behind the scenes?"
"It's the news you brought back that made me confirm this idea. Because Xu Hong is very interesting, he hardly has his own opinions, and it is Yang Yansi who decides on major matters. It is not an exaggeration for you to regard him as Yang Yansi's spokesperson .Since the matter has already involved Xu Hong, and it seems that Xu Hong is likely to play an important role in it, then Yang Yansi must be involved!"